Woodward, Inc.
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $20.09B
- P/E (TTM)
- 36.6
- Dividend yield
- 0.33%
About Woodward
Electrical Industrial Apparatus, SIC 3620
The company operates through two main business segments: Aerospace and Industrial. Within the Aerospace segment, it provides equipment, systems, and maintenance services for both commercial and defense platforms, serving commercial original equipment manufacturers, defense OEMs, and government customers through direct and indirect channels. In its Industrial segment, the company develops and supplies systems and process technology for diverse markets including power generation, transportation, and oil and gas.
Operations and customer markets span multiple international regions, including the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, China, and Japan, alongside broader territories across Europe and Asia. The entity also conducts operations via joint venture agreements, including a partnership with General Electric. Physical store numbers, precise facility counts, and headquarters location details are not mentioned in the provided text.
Summary of the business section of Woodward's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Woodward, Inc.
- Founded
- 1870
- Headquarters
- Fort Collins, CO
- Address
- 1081 Woodward Way 80524
- Phone
- (970) 482-5811
- Website
- www.woodward.com
- Employees
- 7,100, Sep 30, 2020
- Industry
- Electrical Industrial Apparatus
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- September 30
- Auditor
- DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP, Denver, Colorado
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- WWD
- Exchange
- Nasdaq
- Shares outstanding
- 59M, Jul 28, 2026
- Public float
- $7.09B, Mar 31, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Feb 15, 2008; 3-for-1, Feb 15, 2006; 4-for-1, Feb 10, 1997
- SEC CIK
- 108312
- CUSIP
- 980745103
- ISIN
- US9807451037
- LEI
- YPYKXXTR8TFDH54ZMB45
- EIN
- 36-1984010
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Charles P. Blankenship | Chairman of the Board and CEO, Director | 66,261 |
| William F. Lacey | EVP and CFO | 13,331 |
| Shawn M. McLevige | EVP and President, Aerospace | 6,141 |
| Karrie M. Bem | EVP, Gen Counsel & Corp Sec | 3,726 |
| Randall Hobbs | EVP and President, Industrial | 38,384 |
| Thomas G. Cromwell | EVP and COO | 16,513 |
| Terence J. Voskuil | EVP and President, Aerospace | 10,029 |
| Frederico F. Curado | Director | 145 |
| Daniel G. Korte | Director | 13,934 |
| Eileen P. Paterson | Director | 7,738 |
| John D. Cohn | Director | 23,825 |
| Gregg C. Sengstack | Director | 33,060 |
| Mary D. Petryszyn | Director | 2,538 |
| David P. Hess | Director | 17,938 |
| Tana Leigh Utley | Director | 2,682 |
| Rajeev Bhalla | Director | 4,317 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Charles PBlankenship | $10.48M | $25.37M | $2.76M | $325 | $189 |
| FY2024 Charles PBlankenship | $11.18M | $18.88M | $2.99M | $220 | $178 |
| FY2024 Thomas AGendron | $0 | $0 | $2.99M | $220 | $178 |
| FY2023 Charles PBlankenship | $7.62M | $13.72M | $3.05M | $158 | $141 |
| FY2023 Thomas AGendron | $5.03M | $16.99K | $3.05M | $158 | $141 |
| FY2022 Charles PBlankenship | $6.98M | $5.89M | $1.42M | $101 | $122 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“As of October 31, 2020, we employed approximately 7,100 full-time employees of which approximately 2,200 were located outside of the United States, with the majority of such employees located in Germany, Poland and China.”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings